I ran into an English friend, Matt Beer, the other day and asked how his French was coming along. Not so good, was the reply. It turns out ...

Today on CNN, I saw a restaurant in northern Tokyo that's using monkeys as servers. They’ve been a huge hit with customers and, as one ...

When I first came to Provence and knew nary a soul, I posted a “looking for English-speakers in Provence” note on an expat bulletin boar...

There’s not one but two stories in my in-box this morning about the appeal of Provence for expats. The first one, on Forbes.com, is a bit...

Here’s a great holiday gift that will not only delight someone you love but also change the life of a needy child. One Laptop per Child (OL...

In New York, when you don't want to cook and don't want to go out, you order in. You phone the restaurant, struggle with someone...

The new owners of the four-star Hotel Les Ateliers de l’Image in St. Remy have created two great restaurant deals for the readers of Proven...

British author Peter Mayle spent 15 years in advertising before leaving the business, in 1975, to write children's books. In 1990, he p...

I returned to St. Remy last week to find that my Internet modem was kaput. So I called Frederic Clot , who was recommended to me by friends....

The French soap maker L’Occitane (and two investors) have opened the 46-room Couvent des Minimes Hotel & Spa in a restored 400-year-...